Economics
China Stocks Fall for Weekly Loss Before Plenum, Inflation Data
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China’s stocks fell, capping a weekly loss for the benchmark index, before the start of a Communist Party meeting tomorrow. Technology and agriculture shares slid.
Sanan Optoelectronics Co. dropped 3.3 percent, paring this year’s gain to 43 percent. China Cosco Holdings Co. slumped the most in two months after the largest shipping company said an executive director is under investigation. Zhongken Agricultural Resource Development Co. lost the most in two weeks, paring this week’s gain to 17 percent. The government is scheduled to release data on consumer prices and industrial output tomorrow.